Bucs QB Ryan Griffin could be out 'weeks' with shoulder injury

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Griffin is the latest Buc to be hit with an injury and according to coach Koetter, he could be out for “weeks.”

Griffin, who has been hard at work competing to be Jameis Winston’s backup this season, sustained a shoulder injury during Friday night’s 23-12 preseason loss to the Bengals. During the team’s post game press conference on Saturday, Koetter provided an update on Griffin’s injury and status moving forward.

“I can give you a little bit of an update in that it’s not great news,” Koetter said. “He’s got an injury to his throwing shoulder. He had an MRI today and he’s going to be out for a while. I don’t know the exact medical term, but it’s not going to require surgery. It’s something that can heal, but it’s just going to take some time.”

Koetter added that it could be weeks until he fully recovers which means that Ryan Fitzpatrick and Sefo Liofau will carry the majority of the workload in the mean time. Prior to leaving the game, Griffin was 4-for-9 for 57 yards and was doing a great job at competing with Fitzpatrick for the team’s No. 2 quarterback job.

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